Ida Haendel
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A singularly talented violinist who quickly rose the ranks as a child prodigy, Ida Haendel performed in nine different decades, played for popes and princes, and was honored as a Commander of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II. Born in Chelm, Poland, on December 15 -- she liked to say in 1928, while her father claimed 1923 -- Haendel displayed an immediate gift for the violin and was encouraged to pursue her talent. She was already performing in high-level competitions by 1935, most notably the international Henryk Wieniawski Violin Competition, in which she took seventh place, at (supposedly) only seven years old.
Her family had relocated to London by the time World War II broke out, and Haendel regularly performed for Allied soldiers. After the war, she continued to tour and perform in Europe, made her American debut at Carnegie Hall in 1946 and eventually relocated to Montreal in the early 1950s. She lived there for nearly 30 years before moving to Miami in 1979, but remained an in-demand performer regardless of her home city at the time. She was particularly renowned for her interpretations of concertos by Sibelius and Brahms, and also offered highly-acclaimed takes on pieces by Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn, Dvorak, and Beethoven. Her range made her a fitting performer at lighter occasions, such as Prince Charlesâ 40th birthday party, or for more somber occasions, including on the grounds at the Auschwitz concentration camp as part of Pope Benedict XVIâs 2006 tour of Poland. She died on July 1, 2020 in Miami.
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- Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro, ma non troppo featuring Rafael KubelÃk
- Vivaldi: Concerto in B Minor, RV 580: III. Allegro featuring Zubin Mehta
- Swan Lake, Op.20: No.19 Pas de six : Intrada featuring André Previn
- Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: III. Allegretto non troppo - Allegro molto vivace
- Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - Poco più presto
- Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 - II. Adagio ma non troppo
- Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante
- Violin Concerto Op. 15 featuring Paavo Berglund
- Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68 - 1. Joc cu báta (Transcr. Székely for Violin and Piano) (Recorded 1996) by Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Bartók: Violin Rhapsody No. 1, Sz. 87 - 2. Allegretto moderato by Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68 - 3. Pe loc (Transcr. Székely for Violin and Piano) (Recorded 1996) by Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68 - 2. Braul (Transcr. Székely for Violin and Piano) (Recorded 1996) by Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25 - 2. Andante sostenuto e misterioso by Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25 - 1. Moderato malinconico by Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Bartók: Violin Rhapsody No. 1, Sz. 87 - 1. Moderato by Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Enescu: Violin Sonata No. 3 in A minor, Op. 25 - 3. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso by Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Szymanowski: Mythes, Op. 30 - 1. La fontaine d'Arethuse by Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68 - 6. Maruntel (Transcr. Székely for Violin and Piano) (Recorded 1947) by Ivor Newton
- Szymanowski: Mythes, Op. 30 - 3. Dryades et Pan by Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Szymanowski: Mythes, Op. 30 - 2. Narcisse by Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68 - 3. Pe loc (Transcr. Székely for Violin and Piano) (Recorded 1947) by Ivor Newton
- Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68 - 2. Braul (Transcr. Székely for Violin and Piano) (Recorded 1947) by Ivor Newton
- Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68 - 5. Poarga romanesca (Transcr. Székely for Violin and Piano) (Recorded 1947) by Ivor Newton
- Bartók: Romanian Folk Dances, Sz. 68 - 4. Buciumeana (Transcr. Székely for Violin and Piano) (Recorded 1947) by Ivor Newton
